In 2019, Pepe Lopez is “quite satisfied with how the season has been going so far. I believe that we have been doing a good job both at S-CER (the Spanish Rally Super-Championship) and at the CERA (Spanish Asphalt Rally Championship).           We are quite happy with Citroën’s work, with that of Sports & You, as well as that which has been developed together between me and Borja Rozada (my co-pilot). We are taking off at Rally Vinho Madeira quite motivated. I am thankful to the organizing comity for having thought about us to take part in such an emblematic competition. It is very special for me, due to my professional context, to race in front of a Portuguese audience. I wish this to be a wonderful rally from which we can all experience enjoyment as well as where we can all show good sportive qualities.”

José Maria “Pepe” Lopez is turning 24 in August and competes in motor-racing since 2012. His first complete season was in 2014, the year in which he caught everyone’s attention at the wheel of a Ford Fiesta R2. The following year he raced with a Peugeot 208 R2 and obtained various victories in that class. In 2016 he won Volant Peugeot in France, a title that opened him the doors of the Peugeot Rally Academy, structure for which he raced at the ERC. In 2018 he started piloting a Citroën C3 R5 and, this year, has had a very strong season from which he already holds four titles, one of which at the Canary Islands Rally.